Tuesday, April 29, 2008

It's a record!

I think I set a record for myself today! Despite the discouraging start I had, I ended the day with...

1148 calories
15 grams fat
64 grams protein (I've been having a hard time getting even 45 grams in, so this is great!)
32 grams fiber
well over 2 liters of water
over 5 fruits and veggies
and.... (here's the record part...)

only 17.2 points today! I got enough calories AND stayed under on my points!

My throat has been SO sore today I've been chugging hot tea like there's no tomorrow. I've had 5 cups of tea (most of it caffeine free), 1 liter of water, and 40 ounces of calorie free, sugar free, sodium free soda, because the carbonation helps clear the phlegm out of my throat and make it not so sore. So I've had my fluids today! Now if I could only kick what's making my throat hurt so bad in the first place! I think I'm going to drink a cup of soothing tea before I go to bed in just a bit.

On the plus side, Leif and I got to go on a spontaneous date tonight! The neighbors watched Ellie while we went to hear Kevin Connolly give a talk about his photo series, The Rolling Expedition. Afterwards we went to Walmart (because, as Leif reminded me, no date is complete without a trip to Walmart) and while we were there Leif bought me an ice cream cone to make my throat feel better. =D And it DID! It also tasted very good. And I still had room for it in my diet, since I'd saved a little in case we wanted to get a little something on our date!

And then I was rewarded with the right amount of calories and everything else and only 17 points when I returned home and entered my ice cream. What a sweet way to end the day!

1 comment:

Susan Beth said...

Be careful about not getting all your points. WW would say you need all of them our your body will go into starvation mode and your metabolism will slow down, making loss harder in the weeks to come. Eat ALL your points! or else!